The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says it has the power to give the Mountain Valley Pipeline more time to build its Southgate Extension from Virginia into North Carolina.
A coalition of groups led by Appalachian Voices asked the U.S. Appeals Court in the District of Columbia to review the agency’s decision from last year.
The 303-mile main line of the nearly $8 billion MVP began operating in June. The 31-mile extension would serve Dominion Power and Duke Energy.
A previous deadline for the project passed in June 2023.
FERC says it holds broad discretion under the Natural Gas Act to set construction deadlines for gas transmission projects and extend them for “good cause.”